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词汇 come up against
释义
Phr V
come up against
comes, coming, came, come
come up against sth/sb
(never passive) to have to deal with a difficult situation or someone who disagrees with you or tries to stop you doing what you want to do
When she started her career, she came up against racism and prejudice.In the campaign to stop the road being built, they have come up against the council and local businesses.
come up against sb
(never passive) to have to compete against someone who will be difficult to beat
If he reaches the semi-finals, he will come up against the Australian champion, Greg Martin.
phrasecome up against1. come up against sth/sb not passive to be faced with a problem, or a difficult situation or person, and have to find a way of dealing with them: Women in the police force often complain that they come up against a lot of prejudice. Thompson described his commander as one of the cruellest men he'd ever come up against.2. come up against sb not passive to have to compete against a person or team that is very good and hard to defeat, especially in a sports competition: The team were doing well at first, but then they came up against last year's World Champions.

come up against (something)

To face a particular obstacle, problem, difficulty, stress, etc. Each year, more and more families come up against debt going into the holiday season. Sorry I haven't been in touch recently, I've just really come up against issues at work the last few weeks.

come up against

Encounter, especially an obstacle or problem. For example, I've never come up against anything I can't handle, or Dealing with Malcolm is like coming up against a brick wall.

come up against

To encounter, especially a difficulty or major problem.
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